/documentation/configuration/tools/Recent content in Tools on MCP Toolbox for DatabasesHugoen-us/documentation/configuration/tools/invoke_tool/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/documentation/configuration/tools/invoke_tool/<p>The <code>invoke</code> command allows you to invoke tools defined in your configuration directly from the CLI. This is useful for:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Ephemeral Invocation:</strong> Executing a tool without spinning up a full MCP server/client.</li> <li><strong>Debugging:</strong> Isolating tool execution logic and testing with various parameter combinations.</li> </ul> <style type="text/css"> .notice { --title-color: #fff; --title-background-color: #6be; --content-color: #444; --content-background-color: #e7f2fa; } .notice.info { --title-background-color: #fb7; --content-background-color: #fec; } .notice.tip { --title-background-color: #5a5; --content-background-color: #efe; } .notice.warning { --title-background-color: #c33; --content-background-color: #fee; } @media (prefers-color-scheme:dark) { .notice { --title-color: #fff; --title-background-color: #069; --content-color: #ddd; --content-background-color: #023; } .notice.info { --title-background-color: #a50; --content-background-color: #420; } .notice.tip { --title-background-color: #363; --content-background-color: #121; } .notice.warning { --title-background-color: #800; --content-background-color: #400; } } body.dark .notice { --title-color: #fff; --title-background-color: #069; --content-color: #ddd; --content-background-color: #023; } body.dark .notice.info { --title-background-color: #a50; --content-background-color: #420; } body.dark .notice.tip { --title-background-color: #363; --content-background-color: #121; } body.dark .notice.warning { --title-background-color: #800; --content-background-color: #400; } .notice { padding: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 24px; border-radius: 4px; color: var(--content-color); background: var(--content-background-color); } .notice p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0 } .notice-title { margin: -18px -18px 12px; padding: 4px 18px; border-radius: 4px 4px 0 0; font-weight: 700; color: var(--title-color); background: var(--title-background-color); } .icon-notice { display: inline-flex; align-self: center; margin-right: 8px; } .icon-notice img, .icon-notice svg { height: 1em; width: 1em; fill: currentColor; } .icon-notice img, .icon-notice.baseline svg { top: .125em; position: relative; } </style><div class="notice tip" > <p class="notice-title"> <span class="icon-notice baseline"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="300.5 134 300 300"> <path d="M551.281 252.36c0-3.32-1.172-6.641-3.515-8.985l-17.774-17.578c-2.344-2.344-5.469-3.711-8.789-3.711-3.32 0-6.445 1.367-8.789 3.71l-79.687 79.493-44.141-44.14c-2.344-2.344-5.469-3.712-8.79-3.712-3.32 0-6.444 1.368-8.788 3.711l-17.774 17.579c-2.343 2.343-3.515 5.664-3.515 8.984 0 3.32 1.172 6.445 3.515 8.789l70.704 70.703c2.343 2.344 5.664 3.711 8.789 3.711 3.32 0 6.64-1.367 8.984-3.71l106.055-106.056c2.343-2.343 3.515-5.468 3.515-8.789ZM600.5 284c0 82.813-67.188 150-150 150-82.813 0-150-67.188-150-150 0-82.813 67.188-150 150-150 82.813 0 150 67.188 150 150Z"/> </svg> </span>Tip</p>/documentation/configuration/tools/url_parameter_binding/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/documentation/configuration/tools/url_parameter_binding/<h2 id="about">About</h2> <p>URL Parameter Binding is a transport-level feature for HTTP-based transports (such as SSE or standard HTTP POST endpoints) that allows you to bind specific arguments to tools at the connection or request level. This is useful for creating scoped connections for generic MCP clients where you want to restrict the client to a specific database, project, or instance without hardcoding these values in the server configuration for all users, or requiring the client to provide them.</p>